Mexican Rice

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 1 small spanish onion
• 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon
• 4 fresh cilantro stems (coarsley chopped or left whole)
• 2 cups rice
• 4 cups water

Recipe

• 1 with a blender or hand blender mix tomato sauce, garlic & onion, put aside.
• 2 in a pan lightly brown rice in e.v.o.o.
• 3 when lightly browned add 1/2 of tomato mixture to rice, (save rest for next batch),
• 4 make sure all of the rice is coated and add your water, boulion and cilantro.
• 5 bring to a boil and cover with tight fitting lid and bring down to simmer for ten minutes, then turn stove off and let rice sit for another five minutes with lid on.